diff --git a/package/util-linux/util-linux-libs/util-linux-libs.mk b/package/util-linux/util-linux-libs/util-linux-libs.mk
index 6716a656d2..d434a8f461 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/util-linux-libs/util-linux-libs.mk
+++ b/package/util-linux/util-linux-libs/util-linux-libs.mk
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ UTIL_LINUX_LIBS_LICENSE_FILES = README.licensing \
 # 0002-autotools-optionally-add-libpthread-to-uuid.pc.patch
 UTIL_LINUX_LIBS_AUTORECONF = YES
 
+# This package is only used to build other packages that have a depdendency
+# on util-linux libraries which in turn may be dependencies for the full
+# util-linux build. The libraries that are actually used on target are built
+# by the util-linux package.
+UTIL_LINUX_LIBS_INSTALL_TARGET = NO
 UTIL_LINUX_LIBS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 UTIL_LINUX_LIBS_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-pkgconf \